If you happen to be a Republican politician running for president in 2016, the day you announce your candidacy will most likely be the best day of your campaign. The cheering crowds, the adulation, the bunting and balloons, the hope and heightened expectations — the belief that for just one day, anything is possible. For all but one of these presidential aspirants, it really doesn’t get any better than this.
Then tomorrow comes.
Take, for example, the latest entrant into the GOP presidential sweepstakes — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. On Tuesday, in Louisville it was all smiles and happiness. I hate to …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
